International intervention in the post-Cold War world : moral responsibility and power politics / editors, Michael C. Davis ... [and others].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Davis, Michael C., 1949-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Humanitarian intervention.

World politics--1989-.

World politics.

Physical Description:

xii, 332 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Armonk, N.Y. : M.E. Sharpe, [2004]

Contents:

1. The Emerging World Order: State Sovereignty and Humanitarian Intervention / Michael C. Davis 3

Part I. International Legal Foundations

2. "Humanitarian Intervention" A Misnomer? / Peter R. Baehr 23

3. Legitimacy and Lawfulness of Humanitarian Intervention / Tania Voon 40

4. Human Rights and the Question of International Criminal Courts and Tribunals / Robert Cryer 60

Part II. The International Politics of Intervention

5. Problematizing Sovereignty: Relative Sovereignty in the Historical Transformation of Interstate and State-Society Relations / Victoria Tin-bor Hui 83

6. Weak States, State Making, and Humanitarian Intervention: With a View from the People's Republic of China / Mark D. Evans 104

7. Humanitarian Intervention: The Interplay of Norms and Politics / Hiroki Kusano 123

Part III. The Philosophy of Intervention

8. Redefining Human Beings

Where Politics Meets Metaphysics / Franca D'Agostini 145

9. Preceding "Global Responsibility": Autonomy, Knowledge, and Power / Nathalie Karagiannis 160

10. Reflections on the War on Terrorism / Daniela Ingruber 179

Part IV. Regional Dialogues

11. The New NATO: An Instrument for the Promotion of Democracy and Human Rights? / Rebecca R. Moore 201

12. NATO's War over Kosovo: The Debates, Dynamics, and Consequences / Giovanna Bono 222

13. The Reluctant Intervenor: The UN Security Council, China's Worldview, and Humanitarian Intervention / Michael C. Davis 241

14. Human Rights and Intervention in Africa / Rasheed Akinyemi 254

Part V. Topics in Intervention

15. Distributive Justice, Globalization, and International Intervention: The New Roles of Multilateral Institutions / Alice Sindzingre 275

16. The Power of Responsible Peace: Engendering Reconstruction in Kosova / Chris Corrin 297.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0765612445

OCLC:

51763845